Weedy garden plant's compounds may soothe inflamed intestines
A common weedy plant used in traditional Chinese medicine can calm inflammatory bowel disease in mice by blocking a specific chain reaction that damages gut cells from the inside.
Also known as Spurge
Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
(c) Ljaž · Osrednjeslovenska, Slovenia · CC BY
Euphorbia maculata
1 articleEvery article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.
A common weedy plant used in traditional Chinese medicine can calm inflammatory bowel disease in mice by blocking a specific chain reaction that damages gut cells from the inside.
That wiry little weed spreading flat across your driveway cracks and garden beds has a name and a known playbook, and knowing...
If you've ever had a Kalanchoë or other succulent drop flower buds or develop mysterious leaf damage, this research is chasing...
If you've ever wondered whether the scrappy weeds growing on an old mine site or industrial lot could actually help clean the...
Fungi living invisibly inside your garden thyme and sage may be quietly protecting them from disease rather than causing it —...
If you've ever had a Kalanchoë or other succulent drop flower buds or develop mysterious leaf dam...
Fungi living invisibly inside your garden thyme and sage may be quietly protecting them from dise...